Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passes away
Renowned singer Jagjit Singh, known as much for his ghazals and bhajans as for his work in Hindi cinema, died here on Monday after a brain haemorrhage.
Strike hits Coal India mines in Orissa
The operations of state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) in Orissa were hit Monday by a one-day strike called by its major workers' unions, an official said.
There was no mining or transportation of c
Chiranjeevi wants early solution to Telangana tangle
Telugu actor Chiranjeevi on Monday met the members of the Congress core group and stressed on 'an early decision on the Telangana issue'.
Chiranjeevi, who recently joined the Congress, had met party
RSS chief skirts Ayodhya, talks of corruption
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat took everyone by surprise when he opened a seven-day national convention of the organisation here with exclusive focus on corruption, steering clear of the traditional Hindutva-related issues.
Free roaming, high broadband speeds in new telecom policy
The new telecom policy will bring cheer to consumers with the government on Monday proposing to remove roaming charges for subscribers within the country, exponentially increasing broadband availabili
Apex court reserves order on plea for probing Chidambaram
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its orders on pleas seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram's role as the then finance minister into the 2G spectrum case a
Cracks in Telangana movement, some back to work
Cracks are appearing in the 'people's strike' for a separate Telangana state with a section of employees of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) Monday calling off the protest and returning to work.
Mumbai Indians win CLT20 tournament
Mumbai Indians beat fancied Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final of the Nokia Champions League T20 tournament here on Sunday.
Scoring 139 runs, Mumbai Indians bowled out Royal Challeng
Massive power cuts in Karnataka, Bengaluru spared
Rural Karnataka will go without power for eight hours a day from Tuesday following a massive dip in power generation in the state, the government announced on Monday.
The state's capital and nation's
CBI raids Dayanidhi Maran's residence in Chennai
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the residence and office of former Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran here in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, officials said.
It is re